In order to push its geopolitical goals, the Russian Federation uses multiple propaganda tools, with topics ranging from global and regional to nationalistic, ethnic, economic, and so on.

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In order to anger the citizens of the EU who trust their governments and to foster fear among those who doubt the intentions of their governments, the Kremlin goes even further and tries to convince people all of the food in supermarkets is genetically modified.

What is perhaps the most heinous disinformation spread by supporters of the Kremlin’s policy on social networks in the region is the alleged opening of factories for the production of artificial and human meat in the EU with the aim of destroying animal husbandry. Of course, this is all part of a wider conspiracy and conspiracy theory stating the EU wants to destroy farmers, ranchers, and stockbreeders and force us to eat insects and artificial meat.

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What’s most troubling, some experts say, is how spreading lies about food unsafety can be even more radicalizing than some of the most insidious conspiracy theories circulating about vaccines, voter fraud, and the “deep state” of evil bureaucrats.

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